jovial
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vi adjective
1.
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
2.
( initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the god Jove, or Jupiter.
Origin:
1580–90; < Medieval Latin joviālis of Jupiter (the planet, supposed to exert a happy influence), equivalent to Latin jovi- (see Jovian) + -ālis -al1
1580–90; < Medieval Latin joviālis of Jupiter (the planet, supposed to exert a happy influence), equivalent to Latin jovi- (see Jovian) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
jo·vi·al·ly, adverb
jo·vi·al·ness, noun
un·jo·vi·al, adjective
un·jo·vi·al·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. merry, jolly, convivial, gay, joyful, mirthful. Jovial, jocose, jocular, jocund agree in referring to someone who is in a good humor. Jovial suggests a hearty, joyous humor: a jovial person. Jocose refers to that which causes laughter; it suggests someone who is playful and given to jesting: with jocose and comical airs. Jocular means humorous, facetious, mirthful, and waggish: jocular enough to keep up the spirits of all around him. Jocund now a literary word, suggests a cheerful, light-hearted, and sprightly gaiety: glad and jocund company.
1. merry, jolly, convivial, gay, joyful, mirthful. Jovial, jocose, jocular, jocund agree in referring to someone who is in a good humor. Jovial suggests a hearty, joyous humor: a jovial person. Jocose refers to that which causes laughter; it suggests someone who is playful and given to jesting: with jocose and comical airs. Jocular means humorous, facetious, mirthful, and waggish: jocular enough to keep up the spirits of all around him. Jocund now a literary word, suggests a cheerful, light-hearted, and sprightly gaiety: glad and jocund company.
Antonyms
1. gloomy.
1. gloomy.
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jovial (ˈdʒəʊvɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having or expressing convivial humour; jolly | |
| [C16: from Latin joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour] | |
| jovi'ality | |
| —n | |
| 'jovialness | |
| —n | |
| 'jovially | |
| —adv | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | jovial1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | full of joy and happiness; merry |
| Etymology: | Latin jovialis 'pertaining to Jove, Jupiter' |
| Main Entry: | jovial2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to Jove or Jupiter |
| Etymology: | Latin jovialis 'pertaining to Jove, Jupiter' |
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Word Origin & History
jovial
1590, from Fr., from It. joviale, lit. "pertaining to Jupiter," from L. Jovialis "of Jupiter," from Jovius (used as gen. of Juppiter) "Jupiter," Roman god of the sky. The meaning "good-humored, merry," is from astrological belief that those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter are of such dispositions.
In classical L., the compound Juppiter replaced Old L. Jovis as the god's name. Jovian, in ref. to the planet Jupiter, is from 1794.
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Computing Dictionary
JOVIAL definition
language(Jule's Own Version of IAL) A version of IAL produced by Jules I. Schwartz in 1959-1960. JOVIAL was based on ALGOL 58, with extensions for large scale real-time programming. It saw extensive use by the US Air Force. The data elements were items, entries (records) and tables.
Versions include JOVIAL I (IBM 709, 1960), JOVIAL II (IBM 7090, 1961) and JOVIAL 3 (1965). Dialects: J3, JOVIAL J73, JS, JTS.
Ada/Jovial Newsletter, Dale Lange +1 (513) 255-4472.
[CACM 6(12):721, Dec 1960].
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| JOVIAL Jules' own version of the international algorithmic language |
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Example sentences
This was a very jovial memory.
The nurse in charge advised him that the employees were on the floor, but were in a jovial mood.
The bartender is jovial, but in that nervous way that bartenders can be when they feel they have no choice.
The atmosphere was jovial, but had an air of a 1980's teen movie where everyone could be neatly classified as a jock or nerd.
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